Clothes-drier



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I D. O. WESTFALL.

CLOTHES DRIER.

Patented Aug. 9,

N PETERS. Phnlo-Lllhugmpher. Wuhinglun, D c I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL o. wnsrrALn, or ennuoon, NEBRASKA.

.CLOTH ES- DRIER.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 368,036, dated August 9, 1887.

Application filed January 26, 1887.

.clothcsdriers; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of a clothes-drier embodying myimprovements, showing all theradial arms thereof 6X' tended. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the same showing the radial arms closed. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line a: x of Fig. 2.

A represents a rectangular frame, comprising the upper and lower bars, 13, and the bolts 0 and D connecting the ends thereof. The bolt D is longer than the bolt G, and both the said bolts have clamping nuts E on their threaded extremities.

Frepresentsaseries of annular collars which are secured on the bolt C, and G represents a series of arms which have their inner ends pivoted upon the said bolts, the inner end of each arm being secured between two of the collars F, the latter serving thereby to space the arms G at a suitable distance apart.

H represents aseries of annular collars which are secured upon the bolt D, and I represents a series of arms'which have their inner ends pivoted upon the bolt D, and arranged between the collars H, as in the former instance.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the arms G and I are out of line with each other, so that the said arms may be folded together and arranged parallel between the upper and lower bars, B, of the frame, and thereby entirely withdrawn out of the way, and thus adapting the clothes-drier to be folded into the smallest possible space when not in use. On the lower end of the bolt D, which projects beyond the lower side of the lower bar, B, is secured a collar, K. The upper end of the bolt D projects for a considerable distance above the upper side of the frame.

L represents a bearing, comprising a baseplate, M, having a horizontal ear or lug, N,

Serial No. 125,578. (No model.)

projecting therefrom on one side, the said ear or lug being provided with a vertical opening, which is adapted to receive the lower end of the bolt D and the collar K. The said bearing is adapted to be secured against the side of a window or door frame, or against a wall or other suitable object, by means of screws which are passed through openings made in the upper and lower sides of the base-plate.

0 represents a bearing, comprising a baseplate, P, having at its upper end a horizontally-extending lug or car, R,which is provided with a vertical opening adapted to receive the upper end of the bolt D. A single opening is made through the central portion of the baseplate P, and-a screw, S, is passed through the said opening and enters the window-frame or object against which the bearing is placed, thereby pivoting the latter thereto.

The operation of pivoting the clothes-drier is as follows: The bearing L is secured to the windowframe or other suitable object, and the bearing 0 is also secured to the object at a suitable distance above the bearing L. The bearing 0 is then turned on its pivot so as to cause it to assume an inclined position at a suitable angle, and the upper end of the bolt D is inserted in the opening thereof. The bearing 0 is then turned to avertical position to cause the lower end of the bolt D to align with the opening in the .lower bearing, and the said bolt is lowered so as to cause its lower end to enter the opening in the said lower hearing, as shown in Fig.2. The frame may be then either folded against the wall or extended outwardly therefrom. In order to prevent the frame from sagging, and thus assuming an inclined position when weighted with the clothes placed upon the arms, I provide a brace-rod, T, which has one end pivoted upon the upper end of the bolt 0, the opposite end of the bracerod being provided with a hook or eye adapted to engage the upper end of the bolt D, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

A clothes-drier thus constructed is extremely cheap and simple, is very strong and durable,

is adapted to hang out a large number of artiswinging frame having the horizontal upper and lower bars and the vertical bolts connecting the bars, the horizontal radial arms pivoted on the vertical bolts and arranged in different planes to thereby adapt them to fold parallel with each other and the bars of the frame, and completely within the latter,a fixed bearing in which the lower end of one of the vertical bolts is loosely fitted to permit the lower bar of the frame to rest on the bearing, and an independent pivoted bearing arranged above the fixed bearing in line therewith, and in which the upper end of the vertical bolt is fitted,to thereby adapt the frame and the arms carried thereby to swing freely in the bearings, as and for the purpose described.

2. The combination, in a clothes-drier, of the bars B, the bolts 0 and D, connecting the ends of the bars together, the said bolt D being longer than bolt 0 and having ends projecting beyond the bars B, the arms G and I, pivoted to the bolts and out of line with each other, and thereby adapted to fold together between the bars B, the/rigid bearing L, for the lower end of bolt D, and the pivoted bearing 0, above the bearing L and in line therewith,to receive the upper end of the bolt D, the said bearing 0 being thereby adapted to turn to an angle with relation to hearing L, for the purpose set forth, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoin g as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL C. \VESTFALL.

\Vitnesses:

G. W. Rosa, Mrs. G. \V. ROSA. 

